Prevalence of oral HPV infection in the United States, 2009-2010

JAMA, 02/15/2012

Maura L. Gillison et al. – Among men and women aged 14 to 69 years in the United States, the overall prevalence of oral HPV infection was 6.9%, and the prevalence was higher among men than among women.

Methods

Cross–sectional study was conducted as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009–2010, a statistically representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized US population

Men and women aged 14 to 69 years examined at mobile examination centers were eligible

Infection was less common among those without vs those with a history of any type of sexual contact (0.9% [95% CI, 0.4%–1.8%] vs 7.5% [95% CI, 6.1%–9.1%], P < .001; PR, 8.69 [95% CI, 3.91–19.31]) and increased with number of sexual partners (P < .001 for trend) and cigarettes smoked per day (P < .001 for trend)

Associations with age, sex, number of sexual partners, and current number of cigarettes smoked per day were independently associated with oral HPV infection in multivariable models